body image

Body Image – THOSE Protein World Ads, and the Wider Issue

May 7, 2015

To some degree, I’ve let the dust settle on this argument, but equally I want to speak my mind, so here goes. The Protein World ‘Beach Ready’ Advert I commute in London every day. And for a couple of weeks, before the furore [...]

Forgetting About Food – A Lesson in Body Image

December 10, 2014

Today I did something empowering. I went to a supermarket. It’s funny how memories work. The last time I wandered around an Australian supermarket, I was 25 years old and barely weeks into a year back-packing around the world. Looking back, it’s [...]

The Designer Vagina

September 4, 2014

I talk a lot on 30 Dates about Body Confidence, because I believe it comes hand in hand with dating successfully. The old adage that you need to love yourself, before you can let someone else love you. But there’s one part of body confidence [...]

Seeing Your Own Beauty

August 16, 2014

This week I’ve had the pleasure of editing an incredible article by Laurie from MyPOTL. You can read it here on the Guardian Soulmates blog. In the article, Laurie explains how she finally recognised her most attractive qualities, after [...]

The Painted Lady – Women with Tattoos

June 16, 2014

So … on Friday I’ll be being auctioned off! I’m not gonna lie, I’m bricking it. It’s all part of a Charity Auction – attendees will be bidding for dates with four girls and four guys. I’ll tell you more [...]

PHYSICALITY – Size Matters (Urban Vox)

February 6, 2014

Last week 30 Dates ran #BodyConfidenceWeek, and I know a lot of the male writers struggled to come up with a male angle on the issue. In fact a number of the male Experimental Daters emailed me to say they would love to contribute, but felt that [...]